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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs [syn: burial mound, grave mound, barrow, tumulus]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural tumuli) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin; akin to Latin tum?re to swell — more at thumb Date: 15th century an artificial hillock or mound (as over a grave); especially an ancient grave ; barrow

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. tumuli) an ancient burial mound or barrow. Derivatives: tumular adj. Etymology: L f. tumere swell

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tumulus Tu"mu*lus, n.; pl. Tumuli. [L., a mound, a sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf. Tumid.] An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Barrow, artificial mound, artificial hillock.